Step 2 of scientific method-hypothesis

Question	Answer
How is it formed?	Formed by inductive reasoning based on observations
What is it?	A hypothesis is a principle used to predict a future effect or outcome
What characteristics has it?	a general principle that holds across space and time based on your reasoning
types of hypothesis	null hypothesis and cause and effect hypothesis
necessity of a hypothesis	definitive hypothesis which holds on every occasion
How it can be proven	Must be testable and falsifiable based on experiment
Best practice with hypothesis	Must be kept as simple as possible so it can be proven
used to disprove on occasion	Can be used to disprove another hypothesis or current theory

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